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Matthieu Benkerant

Investor

COO at Founders Future

Paris, Île-de-France, France

About

Matthieu Benkerant is Partner and Chief Operating Officer at Founders Future, where he oversees operations and contributes to the group's development strategy while supporting founders and C-level executives on operational challenges. He holds degrees from HEC Paris and INSEEC Grande École and has over 10 years of experience in retail and tech. He began his career at Rocket Internet before joining Carrefour in 2016, where he led open innovation and e-commerce partnerships (Uber, Deliveroo, Glovo, Rappi), then directed the group's external growth activities and co-created Dastore, an €80m pan-European CVC fund.

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Invests in

E-commerceRetail Tech

Experience

  1. Founders FuturePartner & COOcurrent2023 — presentParis
  2. SowefundBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  3. Fruttini Haute GlacerieAdvisory Board2022 — 2023Paris, Île-de-France, France
  4. CarrefourManaging Director Corporate Venture Capital / Dastore2022 — 2023Paris, Île-de-France, France
  5. CarrefourNew Businesses & Post-Merger Integration Group Director2019 — 2023Paris, Île-de-France, France
  6. CarrefourE-commerce & Strategic Partnerships Director - Group & France2018 — 2019Paris, Île-de-France, France
  7. CarrefourExecutive Graduate Program2016 — 2018Paris - San Francisco
  8. REFECTORYBoard Member2019 — 2023Paris, Île-de-France, France
  9. Potager CityBoard Member2019 — 2023
  10. GreenweezBoard Member2019 — 2023
  11. QuitoqueBoard Member2019 — 2023
  12. Plug and Play EuropeBoard Member2017 — 2021
  13. IA PulseCo-Founder & CEO2014 — 2016Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
  14. Rocket Internet SEOperations & Sales2014Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
  15. Rocket Internet SENew Ventures Development2012 — 2013Paris - Berlin
  16. StartupbootcampVC Analyst2012Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Education

  1. HEC ParisEconomics & Finance
  2. UCLExchange, Economics
  3. OMNES EducationBachelor Finance

Same school

Also attended HEC Paris299

Laura BuhlerPartner, Head of Community at Felicis VenturesCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesIan MarshInvestor at DN CapitalCeline XiaoInvestor at DN CapitalClaire TanguyInvestor at DaphniMarie BardinetInvestor at Daphni

+ 293 more

Also attended UCL253

André DuboisInvestor at Index VenturesFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Jonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire VenturesMarie FerriInvestor at DaphniElena PantaziPartner & Head of Platform at NorthzoneGiovanni MariggiInvestor at Medicxi

+ 247 more

Also attended OMNES Education5

Ryan BrownVenture Partner at Render CapitalAntoine Papiernik PapiernikChairman and Managing Partner at Sofinnova PartnersSelim Ben AtaSenior Analyst, Operations at Majestic Asset ManagementOrnella GomisFinancial Controller at Kurma PartnersNicolas MullerManaging Director (Head of Private Equity Partnerships) at Blue Earth Capital AG

Shared employers

Also worked at REFECTORY1

Boris GoldenGeneral Partner at Partech Ventures

Also worked at Quitoque1

Emanuele LeviPartner at 360 Capital

Also worked at Rocket Internet SE109

Ian MarshInvestor at DN CapitalGuy Ward ThomasInvestor at DN CapitalPauline BoucherInvestor at DaphniJohn GregerCPO & Portfolio Partner at Burda Principal InvestmentsMichel GlezerDirector at Qualcomm VenturesAndrea OliverPrincipal at Nauta Capital

+ 103 more

Investments

Board seats

CajooGreenweezPotager CityQuitoqueRefectory

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Founders Future

Amanda Wu
Chief of Staff at Founders Future
Dulcie Fforde
Principal - US Team at Founders Future
Gabrielle Fourey
Communication at Founders Future
Guillaume Simonaire
Partner at Founders Future
Jonathan Karlson
Senior Associate - US Team at Founders Future
Louis Sautet
Partner at Founders Future
Marc Menasé
Founding Partner - Chief Investments Officer at Founders Future
Maxence Blanchy
Directeur Administratif & Financier at Founders Future